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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 3:34 pm    Post subject: Puzzle 10/03/17 ___ BBDB as VH+ |   |  
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				| Well, let's see if this BBDB hold up any better than the last one (cracked by Ted in three steps). 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +-----------------------+ | 6 . . | . . . | 2 9 7 |
 | . 5 . | . . . | 1 . . |
 | . . 2 | . . . | . . 4 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | . . . | 8 . . | . 1 . |
 | . . . | . 6 . | . 7 . |
 | . . . | . . 1 | 8 . 2 |
 |-------+-------+-------|
 | 1 4 . | . . 5 | 6 . . |
 | 8 . . | 6 4 . | . 2 . |
 | 2 . 6 | . . 7 | . . 9 |
 +-----------------------+
 
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		| tlanglet 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:52 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Four steps. 
 
  	  | Quote: |  	  | Type 1 UR 18 in r15c23, Type 1 UR 57 in r46c15,
 flightless w-wing 49 r2c1 & r4c6 with strong link 4 in r5c146,
 BUG+1 sets r5c6=4.
 
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		| storm_norm 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:41 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Code: |  	  | +------------------+--------------------+-------------+ | 6      18  1348  | 345   35    48     | 2   9    7  |
 | (49)   5   489   | 2479  279   2468-9 | 1   368  38 |
 | 39     7   2     | 39    1     68     | 5   68   4  |
 +------------------+--------------------+-------------+
 | 57     2   39(4) | 8     57    (49)   | 39  1    6  |
 | 39(4)  18  18    | 2349  6     249    | 39  7    5  |
 | 57     6   39    | 3579  3579  1      | 8   4    2  |
 +------------------+--------------------+-------------+
 | 1      4   7     | 29    29    5      | 6   38   38 |
 | 8      9   5     | 6     4     3      | 7   2    1  |
 | 2      3   6     | 1     8     7      | 4   5    9  |
 +------------------+--------------------+-------------+
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 1...w-wing {4,9} => r2c6 <> 9
 
 
 
  	  | Code: |  	  | +----------------+------------------+-------------+ | 6     18  1348 | 345   35    48   | 2   9    7  |
 | (49)  5   48   | 7     2(9)  2468 | 1   368  38 |
 | 39    7   2    | 3(9)  1     68   | 5   68   4  |
 +----------------+------------------+-------------+
 | 57    2   34   | 8     57    49   | 39  1    6  |
 | 3-4   18  18   | (24)  6     249  | 39  7    5  |
 | 57    6   9    | 35    357   1    | 8   4    2  |
 +----------------+------------------+-------------+
 | 1     4   7    | (29)  29    5    | 6   38   38 |
 | 8     9   5    | 6     4     3    | 7   2    1  |
 | 2     3   6    | 1     8     7    | 4   5    9  |
 +----------------+------------------+-------------+
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 2...(4=9)r2c1 - (9)r2c5 = (9)r3c4 - (9=2)r7c4 - (2=4)r5c4; r5c1 <> 4
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:23 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Couple of interesting things following on from Norm's diagrams: 
 1)The <49> Wing actually removes not just the 9 but also the 4 from r2c6
 
 2)Instead of Norm's final chain, a quick inspection of r1c3 shows that to avoid the deadly pattern  r15c23<18> that cell must be either 3 or 4.
 
 A locked pair <34> is formed with r4c3 and the 4 in r2c3 is toast and the puzzle is done.
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		| daj95376 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:38 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | 1)The <49> Wing actually removes not just the 9 but also the 4 from r2c6 
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 Yes, the strong links on <4> means the W-Wing is also a generalized Remote Pair. Since I would have performed the 2-String Kite elimination on <4> prior to the W-Wing, I wouldn't have encountered the additional elimination.
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		| Marty R. 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:21 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | Quote: |  	  | 2)Instead of Norm's final chain, a quick inspection of r1c3 shows that to avoid the deadly pattern r15c23<18> that cell must be either 3 or 4. 
 A locked pair <34> is formed with r4c3 and the 4 in r2c3 is toast and the puzzle is done.
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 That, of course, has the same effect as Ted's Type 1 UR.
 
 I missed some basics since I didn't have the Type 1 on 18 available. But it was a Hidden UR on 18 which opened things up and I used a total of six moves.
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:23 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Indeed but it was interesting that I came to it after Norm's initial removal of 9's and that makes it a 2 stepper but one that finishes in a different fashion. 
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		| Mogulmeister 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:27 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				|  	  | daj95376 wrote: |  	  |  	  | Mogulmeister wrote: |  	  | 1)The <49> Wing actually removes not just the 9 but also the 4 from r2c6 
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 Yes, the strong links on <4> means the W-Wing is also a generalized Remote Pair. Since I would have performed the 2-String Kite elimination on <4> prior to the W-Wing, I wouldn't have encountered the additional elimination.
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 Absolutely - its just that I still don't include kites and skyscrapers in basics.
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